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@@ -280,23 +280,27 @@ - Check for link errors, fix them, recheck until convergence: <http://validator.w3.org/checklink> +* Create an announcement message with "make announcement". Edit the + generated 'announcement' file appropriately, in particularly filling + in by hand any "TODO" left in there. + * Update version number in configure.ac to next alpha number. Re-run ./bootstrap.sh and commit. * Don't forget to "git push" your changes so they appear in the public git tree. -* Create an announcement message with "make announcement". Edit the - generated 'announcement' file appropriately, in particularly filling - in by hand any "TODO" left in there. - -* Send the announcement at least to <autotools-announce@gnu.org> and - <automake@gnu.org>. If the release is a stable one, the announcement - must also go to <info-gnu@gnu.org>; if it is an alpha or beta release, - announcement should be sent also to <platform-testers@gnu.org>, to - maximize the possibility of early testing on exotic or proprietary - systems. Finally, copy the announcement into the NEWS feed at +* Send the announcement generated in the earlier steps at least to + <autotools-announce@gnu.org> and <automake@gnu.org>. If the release + is a stable one, the announcement must also go to <info-gnu@gnu.org>; + if it is an alpha or beta release, announcement should be sent also + to <platform-testers@gnu.org>, to maximize the possibility of early + testing on exotic or proprietary systems. Finally, copy an abridged + version of the announcement into the NEWS feed at: <https://savannah.gnu.org/projects/automake>. + Be sure to link a version to the complete announcement (from + the version you sent to the automake list, as get archived on + <http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/automake/>). ----- |